I compliment him on this outstanding speech. The hour is late and many colleagues have gone home, so I hope he will send this to every one of our colleagues. It has been a joy for me to stay and listen. The only question I wanted to…

That is a question we have to ponder. We need great minds like the Senator's to figure out the answer. If we just blame the recession and think it will come back up, it won't. The kinds of structural changes my colleague talks about are so…

there has been a promising new tone in Congress since our return from the summer recess. It has taken some by surprise. But even more striking than the new tone is that it has brought with it a few modest signs of a new spirit of…

I ask unanimous consent that Sarah Babcock and Danielle Fidler from Senator Baucus's staff be allowed floor privileges during the consideration of the pending Burma and disaster relief bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of New Mexico). Without objection, it is so ordered. Spirit of Cooperation

I thank my colleague from California for her poignant, eloquent, and appropriate words. I thank the chair of our Homeland Security Subcommittee which handles FEMA disasters for the great work she has done. Mr. President, I spent several…

Federal legislation has been introduced by Senator Charles Schumer, S. 1002, the Safe Doses Act, that would expand the penalties for pharmaceutical cargo theft.

I just want to follow up.

I am nonetheless opposed to proposals to eliminate any Government guarantee from the housing finance system.

Eliminating the Government guarantee risks the flight of over $6 trillion dollars from the U.S. housing finance market.

Pulling the plug on the Government guarantee will kill the housing market, not resurrect it.

No. Patent holders who have generated productive inventions and have provided large numbers of American workers with good jobs through the development and commercialization of those patents are not the ones that have created the business…

My friend from Illinois is correct. I have previously inserted into the Record a March 3 letter from the Independent Community Bankers of America which stated that ``Under the current system, business method patents of questionable quality…

A patent holder whose patent is solid has nothing to fear from a section 18 review. Indeed, a good patent will come out of such a review strengthened and validated. The only people who have any cause to be concerned about section 18 are…

I would like to clarify the record on a few points related to section 18 of the America Invents Act. Section 18, of which Senator Kyl and I were the authors, relates to business method patents. As the architect of this provision, I would…

I rise today to urge this body to complete the extensive work that has been done on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and send this bill to the President for signature. The America Invents Act has been years in the making. The time has…

we are now approaching the 10th anniversary of 9/11. As with countless others who experienced all that happened that day, recounting 9/11, assessing its implications on our Nation is both a profound and deeply personal undertaking. I will…

how much time is left on the majority side in morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 19 minutes remaining. ____________________

I rise in opposition to the amendment of my dear friend, Senator Cantwell. Business method patents are a real problem. They never should have been patented to begin with. Let me give an example: double click. We double click on a computer…

I look forward to Ms. Brodie's hearing and her continued service to this country.

I was pleased and proud to recommend her for this position as someone who has chosen to make her home in this country.

It is an agency designed to finally put consumers first. It is under attack even before it is fully on its feet.

in my opinion, Mr. Cordray's background and his experience show that he is the epitome of a public servant

Some of our colleagues want to reopen last year's debate. Because they could not win it through the ordinary legislative process, they have promised to block this nomination or any nomination until they get their way.

Job creation. Focus on jobs.